Pasts at play

Pasts at playPasts at play showcases a range of approaches to children's literature and culture, from disciplines including Classics, English Literature, and History. The ten essays integrate visual and material culture into historical practice to analyse how nineteenth century children interacted playfully with the past to generate moral lessons.

Swing represented a genuine challenge to the existing ruling order

part of The Manchester Spenser series

or the corrupt governance of the sport

but he was also a serious photographer

New historical and anthropological insights into the making of marriage

By embracing local norms and adapting to transfrontier migration

An interdisciplinary study of 'medieval film' and its cultural functions

The book traces the rise of Britain's amateur cine photography from its early pioneers

World Film Locations: Venice provides both a colourful guide to

This book makes an argument critical to literary theory and sexuality in 2025

‘Visuality in the Novels of Austen

and selective excitation